Alias:<ALIA> of /Lothian/
Alias:<ALIA> of /Lothian/
Alias:<ALIA> of /Argyll/
Alias:<ALIA> of /Lothian/
Alias:<ALIA> The /Younger/
"..., ninth Laird of Buccleuch, known as 'Wicked Wat," was knighted at
Flodden in 1513 (where he fought on 9 September 1513), defeated at
Melrose 1526, defeated the English 1544 at the head of a large body of
Scots at Ancrum Moor,and commanded a large force at the battle of Pinkie
Cleuch in 1547. He was murdered by the Kerrs in the High Street of
Edinburgh in 1552. Sir Walter m. three times: first Elizabeth Carmichael
of the family who were afterwards Earlsof Hyndford; secondly Janet,
daughter of Andrew Kerr of Ferniehurst; and thirdly Janet, daughter of
John Betoun of Creich, This last being the lady mentioned in 'Lay of the
Last Minstrel.'"
Walter distinguished himself at the battle of Pinkie in 1547, but lost
his life in a nocturnal skirmish on the HighStreet of Edinburgh with a
party of the Kers.
Walter served heir to his father in 1517 (another source says 1523[from
Source #4] ). Warden of west marches (property lines and borders).
Celebrated for abortive attempt to rescue James V from control of the
earl of Angus in 1526. When Angus, with the young king and a considerable
retinue, was returning to Edinburgh by Melrose, "Walter Scott of
Buccleuch suddenly appeared on a neighbouring height (at Halyden near
Melrose, 18 July 1526) and at the head of a thousand men, threw himself
between the earl of Angus and the route to the capital...." [Tytler's
History of Scotland, vol. v, page 202.] When the property of the earl of
Angus wasconfiscated, Sir Walter obtained a grant of the lordship of
Jedburgh forest by charter 3 September 1528. Buccleuch, having used
satirical expressions against Henry VIII, became extremely obnoxious to
the English...
Walter was retoured heir to his father 27 October 1517, and was appointed
in 1519 by Robert, Abbot of Melrose, bailie of the Abbey lands. This was
shortly afterwards made hereditary, and confirmed by a charter under the
seal of the papal Penitentiary, dated Rome, 17 May 1525. He was warded in
Edinburgh in 1524 on accountof a dispute with the Queen-Dowager of James
IV, regarding her dower lands in Ettrick forest, but he escaped the same
year and associated himself with the party of the Earls of Angus and
Lennox. He received letters of pardon underthe Privy Seal, 9 May 1526,
for an attempt to capture the Earl of Arran. During the same year he was
defeated, on the 25 July, at Darnick near Melrose, by the Earl of Angus,
in an attempt to free the young King James V from the Douglas faction.
For this he was exiled under a penalty of L10,000 Scots. Letters of
remission were granted 3 December 1527, and he was made principal
cupbearer. He received a pardon under the Great Seal 10 February 1527-28,
and byAct of Parliament 5 September 1528.
In October 1532 the Earl of Northumberland burned Branxholm Tower, and
Buccleuch retaliated by a formidable raid intoEngland. In 1535 he was
accused of assisting Lord Dacre and warded in Edinburgh, 19 April 1535,
at the King's will, but was released before 13 May 1536,though again
imprisoned in 1540. He opposed the marriage of the infant QueenMary to
Prince Edward of England, and mutual raids resulted. He was made, in
1543, Keeper of Newark Castle for nineteen years, and fought at the
battleof Pinkie 10 September 1547.
Walter submitted to Edward VI of England with consent of the Governor
Arran in that year, but in 1548 the English took and burned Newark, and a
feud began with the Kerrs. In 1550 he was made Warden andJusticiar of
Liddesdale. He was killed on 4 October 1552 by the Kerrs, who attacked
him in the High Street of Edinburgh, and ran him through with swords.He
married, first, before 4 September 1523, Elizabeth Carmichael, a daughter
of the family of that Ilk, who died before 1530, with issue, two sons.
Walter was eldest son of his father, whom he succeeded in 1504, and was
one of themost indomitable of his indomitable race. At the
"..., ninth Laird of Buccleuch, known as 'Wicked Wat," was knighted at
Flodden in 1513 (where he fought on 9 September 1513), defeated at
Melrose 1526, defeated the English 1544 at the head of a large body of
Scots at Ancrum Moor,and commanded a large force at the battle of Pinkie
Cleuch in 1547. He was murdered by the Kerrs in the High Street of
Edinburgh in 1552. Sir Walter m. three times: first Elizabeth Carmichael
of the family who were afterwards Earlsof Hyndford; secondly Janet,
daughter of Andrew Kerr of Ferniehurst; and thirdly Janet, daughter of
John Betoun of Creich, This last being the lady mentioned in 'Lay of the
Last Minstrel.'"
Walter distinguished himself at the battle of Pinkie in 1547, but lost
his life in a nocturnal skirmish on the HighStreet of Edinburgh with a
party of the Kers.
Walter served heir to his father in 1517 (another source says 1523[from
Source #4] ). Warden of west marches (property lines and borders).
Celebrated for abortive attempt to rescue James V from control of the
earl of Angus in 1526. When Angus, with the young king and a considerable
retinue, was returning to Edinburgh by Melrose, "Walter Scott of
Buccleuch suddenly appeared on a neighbouring height (at Halyden near
Melrose, 18 July 1526) and at the head of a thousand men, threw himself
between the earl of Angus and the route to the capital...." [Tytler's
History of Scotland, vol. v, page 202.] When the property of the earl of
Angus wasconfiscated, Sir Walter obtained a grant of the lordship of
Jedburgh forest by charter 3 September 1528. Buccleuch, having used
satirical expressions against Henry VIII, became extremely obnoxious to
the English...
Walter was retoured heir to his father 27 October 1517, and was appointed
in 1519 by Robert, Abbot of Melrose, bailie of the Abbey lands. This was
shortly afterwards made hereditary, and confirmed by a charter under the
seal of the papal Penitentiary, dated Rome, 17 May 1525. He was warded in
Edinburgh in 1524 on accountof a dispute with the Queen-Dowager of James
IV, regarding her dower lands in Ettrick forest, but he escaped the same
year and associated himself with the party of the Earls of Angus and
Lennox. He received letters of pardon underthe Privy Seal, 9 May 1526,
for an attempt to capture the Earl of Arran. During the same year he was
defeated, on the 25 July, at Darnick near Melrose, by the Earl of Angus,
in an attempt to free the young King James V from the Douglas faction.
For this he was exiled under a penalty of L10,000 Scots. Letters of
remission were granted 3 December 1527, and he was made principal
cupbearer. He received a pardon under the Great Seal 10 February 1527-28,
and byAct of Parliament 5 September 1528.
In October 1532 the Earl of Northumberland burned Branxholm Tower, and
Buccleuch retaliated by a formidable raid intoEngland. In 1535 he was
accused of assisting Lord Dacre and warded in Edinburgh, 19 April 1535,
at the King's will, but was released before 13 May 1536,though again
imprisoned in 1540. He opposed the marriage of the infant QueenMary to
Prince Edward of England, and mutual raids resulted. He was made, in
1543, Keeper of Newark Castle for nineteen years, and fought at the
battleof Pinkie 10 September 1547.
Walter submitted to Edward VI of England with consent of the Governor
Arran in that year, but in 1548 the English took and burned Newark, and a
feud began with the Kerrs. In 1550 he was made Warden andJusticiar of
Liddesdale. He was killed on 4 October 1552 by the Kerrs, who attacked
him in the High Street of Edinburgh, and ran him through with swords.He
married, first, before 4 September 1523, Elizabeth Carmichael, a daughter
of the family of that Ilk, who died before 1530, with issue, two sons.
Walter was eldest son of his father, whom he succeeded in 1504, and was
one of themost indomitable of his indomitable race. At the